diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/Kconfig b/drivers/media/video/cx88/Kconfig
index b0f837588e01..2d250a2a7bc3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ config VIDEO_CX88_DVB
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called cx88-dvb.
 
+config VIDEO_CX88_MPEG
+	tristate
+	depends on VIDEO_CX88_DVB || VIDEO_CX88_BLACKBIRD
+	default y
+
 config VIDEO_CX88_VP3054
 	tristate "VP-3054 Secondary I2C Bus Support"
 	default m
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/Makefile b/drivers/media/video/cx88/Makefile
index 6ec30f242578..b06b1275a9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ cx88xx-objs	:= cx88-cards.o cx88-core.o cx88-i2c.o cx88-tvaudio.o \
 cx8800-objs	:= cx88-video.o cx88-vbi.o
 cx8802-objs	:= cx88-mpeg.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88) += cx88xx.o cx8800.o cx8802.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88) += cx88xx.o cx8800.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_MPEG) += cx8802.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_ALSA) += cx88-alsa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_BLACKBIRD) += cx88-blackbird.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB) += cx88-dvb.o
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c
index da4dd4913d9f..613dfea4ff3e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.c
@@ -138,6 +138,28 @@ static int cx88_dvb_bus_ctrl(struct dvb_frontend* fe, int acquire)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void cx88_dvb_gate_ctrl(struct cx88_core  *core, int open)
+{
+	struct videobuf_dvb_frontends *f;
+	struct videobuf_dvb_frontend *fe;
+
+	if (!core->dvbdev)
+		return;
+
+	f = &core->dvbdev->frontends;
+
+	if (!f)
+		return;
+
+	if (f->gate <= 1) /* undefined or fe0 */
+		fe = videobuf_dvb_get_frontend(f, 1);
+	else
+		fe = videobuf_dvb_get_frontend(f, f->gate);
+
+	if (fe && fe->dvb.frontend && fe->dvb.frontend->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
+		fe->dvb.frontend->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe->dvb.frontend, open);
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 static int dvico_fusionhdtv_demod_init(struct dvb_frontend* fe)
@@ -597,12 +619,30 @@ static int dvb_register(struct cx8802_dev *dev)
 	struct cx88_core *core = dev->core;
 	struct videobuf_dvb_frontend *fe0, *fe1 = NULL;
 	int mfe_shared = 0; /* bus not shared by default */
+	int i;
 
 	if (0 != core->i2c_rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s/2: no i2c-bus available, cannot attach dvb drivers\n", core->name);
 		goto frontend_detach;
 	}
 
+	if (!core->board.num_frontends)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_init(&dev->frontends.lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->frontends.felist);
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s() allocating %d frontend(s)\n", __func__,
+			 core->board.num_frontends);
+	for (i = 1; i <= core->board.num_frontends; i++) {
+		fe0 = videobuf_dvb_alloc_frontend(&dev->frontends, i);
+		if (!fe0) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s() failed to alloc\n", __func__);
+			videobuf_dvb_dealloc_frontends(&dev->frontends);
+			goto frontend_detach;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Get the first frontend */
 	fe0 = videobuf_dvb_get_frontend(&dev->frontends, 1);
 	if (!fe0)
@@ -611,6 +651,9 @@ static int dvb_register(struct cx8802_dev *dev)
 	/* multi-frontend gate control is undefined or defaults to fe0 */
 	dev->frontends.gate = 0;
 
+	/* Sets the gate control callback to be used by i2c command calls */
+	core->gate_ctrl = cx88_dvb_gate_ctrl;
+
 	/* init frontend(s) */
 	switch (core->boardnr) {
 	case CX88_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_DVB_T1:
@@ -1109,6 +1152,7 @@ static int dvb_register(struct cx8802_dev *dev)
 		&dev->pci->dev, adapter_nr, mfe_shared);
 
 frontend_detach:
+	core->gate_ctrl = NULL;
 	videobuf_dvb_dealloc_frontends(&dev->frontends);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -1270,6 +1314,8 @@ static int cx8802_dvb_remove(struct cx8802_driver *drv)
 
 	vp3054_i2c_remove(dev);
 
+	core->gate_ctrl = NULL;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-i2c.c
index 1ab691d20692..c0ff2305d804 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-i2c.c
@@ -116,30 +116,16 @@ static int detach_inform(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 void cx88_call_i2c_clients(struct cx88_core *core, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB) || defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB_MODULE)
-	struct videobuf_dvb_frontends *f = &core->dvbdev->frontends;
-	struct videobuf_dvb_frontend *fe = NULL;
-#endif
 	if (0 != core->i2c_rc)
 		return;
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB) || defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB_MODULE)
-	if (core->dvbdev && f) {
-		if(f->gate <= 1) /* undefined or fe0 */
-			fe = videobuf_dvb_get_frontend(f, 1);
-		else
-			fe = videobuf_dvb_get_frontend(f, f->gate);
+	if (core->gate_ctrl)
+		core->gate_ctrl(core, 1);
 
-		if (fe && fe->dvb.frontend && fe->dvb.frontend->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-			fe->dvb.frontend->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe->dvb.frontend, 1);
+	i2c_clients_command(&core->i2c_adap, cmd, arg);
 
-		i2c_clients_command(&core->i2c_adap, cmd, arg);
-
-		if (fe && fe->dvb.frontend && fe->dvb.frontend->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl)
-			fe->dvb.frontend->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl(fe->dvb.frontend, 0);
-	} else
-#endif
-		i2c_clients_command(&core->i2c_adap, cmd, arg);
+	if (core->gate_ctrl)
+		core->gate_ctrl(core, 0);
 }
 
 static const struct i2c_algo_bit_data cx8800_i2c_algo_template = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
index 59164fc94f5f..b295b76737e3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-mpeg.c
@@ -787,6 +787,9 @@ static int __devinit cx8802_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 	dev->pci = pci_dev;
 	dev->core = core;
 
+	/* Maintain a reference so cx88-video can query the 8802 device. */
+	core->dvbdev = dev;
+
 	err = cx8802_init_common(dev);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto fail_free;
@@ -794,32 +797,6 @@ static int __devinit cx8802_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->drvlist);
 	list_add_tail(&dev->devlist,&cx8802_devlist);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB) || defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB_MODULE)
-	mutex_init(&dev->frontends.lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->frontends.felist);
-
-	if (core->board.num_frontends) {
-		struct videobuf_dvb_frontend *fe;
-		int i;
-
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%s() allocating %d frontend(s)\n", __func__,
-			core->board.num_frontends);
-		for (i = 1; i <= core->board.num_frontends; i++) {
-			fe = videobuf_dvb_alloc_frontend(&dev->frontends, i);
-			if(fe == NULL) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "%s() failed to alloc\n",
-					__func__);
-				videobuf_dvb_dealloc_frontends(&dev->frontends);
-				err = -ENOMEM;
-				goto fail_free;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
-	/* Maintain a reference so cx88-video can query the 8802 device. */
-	core->dvbdev = dev;
-
 	/* now autoload cx88-dvb or cx88-blackbird */
 	request_modules(dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -827,6 +804,7 @@ static int __devinit cx8802_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
  fail_free:
 	kfree(dev);
  fail_core:
+	core->dvbdev = NULL;
 	cx88_core_put(core,pci_dev);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h
index eb9ce30dc5e6..60a8b3187f14 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ struct cx88_dmaqueue {
 	struct btcx_riscmem    stopper;
 	u32                    count;
 };
+struct cx88_core;
 
 struct cx88_core {
 	struct list_head           devlist;
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ struct cx88_core {
 
 	/* config info -- dvb */
 #if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB) || defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB_MODULE)
-	int 			   (*prev_set_voltage)(struct dvb_frontend* fe, fe_sec_voltage_t voltage);
+	int 			   (*prev_set_voltage)(struct dvb_frontend *fe, fe_sec_voltage_t voltage);
+	void			   (*gate_ctrl)(struct cx88_core  *core, int open);
 #endif
 
 	/* state info */